APT Satellite Holdings Limited announced executive changes. With effect from 27 June 2023, Mr. Li Zhongbao has resigned as the Non-executive Director and Chairman of the Company due to new working promotion arrangement. The Board also announces that with effect from 27 June 2023, Mr. Sun Jing has been appointed as the Non-executive Director and Chairman of the Company.

Mr. Sun is also a Director of APT Satellite International Company Limited, which currently holds approximately 51.90% of the issued share capital of the Company and is a controlling shareholder of the Company. Mr. Sun has also been appointed as a Director of APT Satellite Company Limited, which is a subsidiary of the Company. Mr. Sun, aged 50, graduated from the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics at Harbin Institute of Technology with a Master's degree in General Mechanics in 1997.

He then went on to graduate from the China Academy of Space Technology with a Ph.D. in Aircraft Design in 2008. Since 1997, Mr. Sun has worked at the China Academy of Space Technology, serving in various positions including Director Factory Head and General Manager. In September 2018, he was appointed as a Director and General Manager of China Satellite Communications Company Limited and starting from May 2023, he serves as the Chairman of China Satcom.